Before taking your
questions I would like to mention a few items of special interest:

· Saddams
criminal regime fell roughly 90 days ago. and he is not coming back.

· As Iraqis
have come to recognize that Saddam is finished, they are coming forward
in increasing numbers. All over the country local police and small
units of the Coalition Forces are receiving tips about where the criminals
can be found.

· In the
most famous case, someone told us where to find Uday and Qusay. Uday
and Qusay were dead within hours. Less than two weeks later we paid
the informant $30 million and relocated the informant and his family outside
Iraq.

· We going
to get Saddam too. The only question:

o Who is going
to move to another country with $25 million in hand?

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We continue our efforts
to ease the transition of former military personnel into Iraqi society.

· Almost
200,000 former military officers and non-commissioned officers have been
paid their stipends.

· In September
we will pay a $40 to each of the Iraqi Armys approximately 300,000
conscripts. We will be providing further information on this and
ask that you make your readers, listeners and viewers aware of this.

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Our efforts to revamp
and revitalize the economy are showing results:

· All
parts of Baghdad now have banking services from the Rafidain and Rashid
Banks. The customers of those branches not now open are served by
nearby branches of the same bank.

· Job
creation programs in irrigation and road construction continue. These
programs not only provide income to tens of thousands of families, they
also help build a strong infrastructure so that all Iraqis can enjoy a
more prosperous future.

· Increased
economic activity has increased the demand for diesel fuel. Unfortunately,
production and transportation problems have created a shortage of diesel
that is likely to last for several weeks.

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· Sabotage
at the refineries is one of the reasons for the diesel shortage. I
would like to address refinery sabotage briefly:

o Sabotage in
a refinery hurts the people of Iraq most of all.

o When the diesel
shortage makes an Iraqi wait three hours in 45-degree heat for a bus,
that Iraqi should ask himself:

§ Are those
who destroy refinery capacity acting on my behalf?

§ Are they
helping my family?

§ Are they
helping Iraq?

· The
answer is obvious: Saboteurs are the enemies of Iraq and its people.